Smart-home environment networking systems and methods

1. A smart-home environment networking system, the system comprising:

one or more spokesman smart home devices that communicate via a first communication protocol and a second low-power communication protocol, wherein:

a spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices, wherein the spokesman smart home device includes a microphone, a speaker, a camera, a display, and a user interface;

the spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices communicates with a cloud-based server system via the first communication protocol;

the spokesman smart home device captures video using the camera and transmits the video to the cloud-based server system;

the spokesman smart home device captures audio containing voice using the microphone for a voice command system and detects a unique voice signature based on the voice, wherein the spokesman smart home device is configured to output information specific to a user having the unique voice signature;

the spokesman smart home device captures audio using the microphone for two-way voice communication with the video captured using the camera; and

the spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices translates between the first communication protocol and the second low-power communication protocol;

one or more low-power smart home devices that communicate using the second low-power communication protocol, wherein:

each low-power smart home device of the one or more low-power smart home devices is battery powered;

the one or more low-power smart home devices form a mesh network with each other, the one or more spokesman smart home devices, or both; and

the one or more low-power smart home devices communicate with the cloud-based server system via the one or more spokesman smart home devices using the second low-power communication protocol; and

the cloud-based server system, wherein:

the cloud-based server system makes the video captured using the spokesman smart home device available to a user device as a live stream and as a recorded stream;

the cloud-based server system automatically provides the user device with video captured from the spokesman smart home device based on observed activity; and

the cloud-based server system provides software updates to the spokesman smart home device.

2. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein the second low-power communication protocol is a Zigbee standard communication protocol or a 6LoWPAN standard communication protocol.

3. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more low-power smart home devices each transmit messages via the second low-power communication protocol indicative of a condition being sensed.

4. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , further comprising the cloud-based server system, wherein the cloud-based server system is configured to:

receive a command from a portable electronic device via the Internet, wherein the command corresponds to a low-power smart home device of the one or more low-power smart home devices; and

relay the command to the spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices using the first communication protocol.

5. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 4 , wherein the spokesman smart home device is configured to:

translate the command from the first communication protocol to the second low-power communication protocol; and

transmit the command using the second low-power communication protocol to the low-power smart home device.

6. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more spokesman smart home devices are configured to:

receive sensor data that was collected by the one or more low-power smart home devices from the one or more low-power smart home devices;

translate the sensor data from the second low-power communication protocol to the first communication protocol; and

transmit the translated sensor data to the cloud-based server system via the first communication protocol.

7. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein each low-power smart home device of the one or more low-power smart home devices is a smart hazard detector; a smart entry detector; or a smart nightlight.

8. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication protocol is a Wi-Fi standard communication protocol, which uses more power than the second low-power communication protocol.

9. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more low-power smart home devices comprises an occupancy sensor to detect a presence of a person.

10. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more low-power smart home devices comprises a plurality of low-power smart home devices; and

a first low-power smart home device of the plurality of low-power smart home devices is a hazard detector that transmits an indication of smoke or carbon monoxide being detected by the hazard detector to a second low-power smart home device of the plurality of low-power smart home devices via the mesh network.

11. A method for using a smart-home environment networking system, the method comprising:

measuring, by a low-power smart home device, sensor data, wherein the low-power smart home device is exclusively battery powered, wherein the low-power smart home device forms a mesh network with one or more other low-power smart home devices;

transmitting, by the low-power smart home device, the sensor data via a low-power communication protocol to a spokesman smart home device;

receiving, by the spokesman smart home device, the sensor data transmitted via the low-power communication protocol, wherein

the spokesman smart home device includes a microphone, a speaker, a camera, a display, and a user interface:

translating, by the spokesman smart home device, the sensor data from the low-power communication protocol to a relatively high-power communication protocol;

transmitting, by the spokesman smart home device, the sensor data, via the relatively high-power communication protocol, to a cloud-based server system;

capturing, by the spokesman smart home device, video using the camera of the spokesman smart home device;

transmitting, by the spokesman smart home device, the video to the cloud-based server system;

providing, by the cloud-based server system, the video captured using the spokesman smart home device to a user device as a live stream and as a prerecorded streams;

transmitting, by the cloud-based server system, a software update to the spokesman smart home device;

receiving, by the spokesman smart home device, a voice command using the microphone for a voice command system such that a unique voice signature is detected based on voice;

outputting, by the spokesman smart home device, information specific to a user having the unique voice signature; and

providing, by the spokesman smart home device, two-way voice communication using the microphone and speaker along with the video captured using the camera.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein transmitting the sensor data via the low-power communication protocol to the spokesman smart home device comprises:

transmitting the sensor data via the low-power communication protocol to the spokesman smart home device via a mesh network that comprises a plurality of low power smart home devices, comprising the low power smart home device.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the cloud-based server system, a command from a portable electronic device via the Internet, wherein the command corresponds to a low-power smart home device of the one or more low-power smart home devices; and

relaying, by the cloud-based server system, the command to the spokesman smart home device using the relatively high-power communication protocol.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

translating, by the spokesman smart home device, the command from the relatively high-power communication protocol to the low-power communication protocol; and

transmitting, by the spokesman smart home device, the command using the low-power communication protocol to the low-power smart home device.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein each low-power smart home device of a plurality of low-power smart home devices is: a smart hazard detector; a smart entry detector; and or smart nightlight.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the relatively high-power communication protocol is a wireless Wi-Fi standard communication protocol, which uses more power than the low-power communication protocol.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the low-power smart home device is a hazard detector that transmits an indication of smoke or carbon monoxide being detected by the hazard detector to a second low-power smart home device via a mesh network.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising: transmitting, by the second low-power smart home device, the indication to the spokesman smart home device using the low-power communication protocol.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the low-power smart home device can transmit but not receive wireless communication using the low-power communication protocol.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the low-power communication protocol is a Zigbee standard communication protocol or a 6LoWPAN standard communication protocol.

21. The method of claim 11 , wherein the spokesman smart home device further comprises:

a smart doorbell;

a smart thermostat;

a smart hazard detector; or

a smart wall switch.

22. The method of claim 11 , where the spokesman smart home device receives power from low voltage household wiring.

23. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more spokesman smart home device further comprises:

a smart doorbell;

a smart thermostat;

a smart hazard detector; or

a smart wall switch.

24. The smart-home environment networking system of claim 1 , wherein the spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices is connected to household wiring that provides power.